That would be the surest way to spur the development and adoption of low-carbon energy technologies.
The Green Investment Bank, securing investment in low-carbon energy, and tree-planting were among the other government successes, he said.
It is a source of low-carbon energy and can contribute to the UK's energy mix and security of supply longer-term.
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Alongside the Bill, ministers will announce plans to exempt energy-intensive industries from additional costs arising from the transition to low-carbon energy.
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Present low-carbon energy deployment strategies assume that greater economies of scale will drive big cost reductions, but the historical record suggest that this is less the case than normally assumed.
Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan said the UK government was determined to attract investors to provide affordable low-carbon energy as some of the country's generating capacity is lost over the coming years.
By Memorial Day, the White House would like the House Energy and Commerce Committee to approve a sweeping energy plan that caps total carbon emissions, sets up a program to sell permits for future emissions, then cycles billions of dollars to renewable and other low-carbon energy sources.
But the chapter marks a significant departure from the Freakonomists' modus operandi: it contains little in the way of economics, other than a brief discussion of externalities and the observation that the hose system would be much cheaper than building an entirely new low-carbon energy infrastructure for the world.
Liberal Democrat MSP Liam McArthur's amendment, which said the UK Government's plans for a Green Investment Bank to fund low-carbon transport and energy schemes would benefit Scotland's efforts to build a low-carbon economy, was passed without opposition with 75 MSPs voting for it and with 46 MSPs abstaining.
Another is to allow local people to be able to choose low-carbon local energy sources, rather than being obliged to rely on large-scale electricity grids run on polluting coal.
Once we turn that corner, the energy-environment trade-off will start to work to our advantage, and possibly to the advantage of the whole world if we can develop low- or no-carbon energy technologies that can compete with cheap fossil fuels.
The laws achieve low-carbon growth, greater energy security and a reduction in greenhouse gases and local air pollution.
But they oppose nuclear power, a position that puts them at odds with a fair number of environmentalists who have concluded, reluctantly, that a low-carbon future without nuclear energy is a pipe-dream.
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As part of its smart-grid activities, aimed at achieving a low-carbon society through efficient energy use, TMC is conducting trials in Japan of its Toyota Smart Center pilot program, which plans to link people, automobiles and homes for integrated control of energy consumption.
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By 2050, 82% of our energy should come from sources including renewable energy and low-carbon coal, achieved through the use of carbon capture and storage.
The committee also said that energy costs due to low-carbon policies are expected to rise by 20-25% from 2011 to 2020 for industrial users.
Energy and climate change minister Lord Marland, opening the debate, said the government's aims were energy security, a low-carbon economy, and value for money for the taxpayer.
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In an earlier report, the Royal Academy of Engineering had mapped out the scale of the task involved in moving to a low-carbon electricity supply - with a mix of energy efficiency, renewables, nuclear and clean coal.
So we need to urgently change our policies substantially towards using energy more efficiently and fostering low-carbon technologies.
Impressed by arguments that nuclear energy is a proven source of low-carbon power, and worried about the dependence on foreign fossil fuels caused by the decline of North Sea oil and gas, the government has been preparing the ground for a nuclear revival.
While the residents of Samso can take advantage of their island's blustery weather, open spaces and low-population density to be carbon neutral, the success of wind energy on a global scale may come down to simple economics.
Mr Kim, an avid advocate against global warming, said the bank's and the world's top priorities needed to be energy pricing, ending fuel subsidies and making low-carbon cities.
In achieving this, we must not be over-reliant on any one technology, but build a balanced low-carbon mix and make the best use of Britain's domestic energy resources and skilled workforce.
Democrats may have a tougher time at the polls in general next year: Green policies like the state's renewable energy mandate, cap and trade and a low-carbon fuel standard will start kicking into high gear in 2014.
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Providing assistance for carbon-tax-induced increases in energy bills to all low- and moderate-income households would require a major expansion of the program, a substantial increase in administrative costs, and possibly a major overhaul of the program.
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"Heat pumps will be a crucial component of our low-carbon future, provided they perform well, " said David Mackay, the Department of Energy and Climate Change's chief scientific adviser.
Instead, a low-energy nuclear reactor (LENR) uses common, stable elements like nickel, carbon, and hydrogen to produce stable products like copper or nitrogen, along with heat and electricity.
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On energy, there will be legislation aimed at incentivising businesses to invest in new sources of low-carbon power, from wind farms to nuclear power stations.
The main debate is on the second reading of the Energy Bill, which seeks to reform the electricity market and provide a new framework for low-carbon generation.
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